Hello I Feel Scared And New!

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hello, i just wanted to introduce myself as i feel very scared and new to this. i have been abused all my life or up until i was 19, i'm 22 now and finally told somebody who got me help, i have been seeing a therapist for 18 months now, and finally, i feel like things will be ok. i was so overwhelmed at finding this site and realising i'm not alone in my troubles, anyway - enough about me, i just wanted to say hi.

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Interests:I have been obsessed with horses since I was very, very young. One of my earliest memories is of sitting on a horse, looking down at my father and being terrified and delighted at the same time. During the years of my abuse I found them to be loyal, caring, gentle, and valiant friends when there were none to be found elsewhere. Since meeting and marrying my current husband I have found that I am less obsessed with them now, leading me to believe I have finally found what it was I was needing all those years when I depended on my equine friends for love and support. :) I still love horses and probably always will but the obsession is gone. <br /><br />Other interests are more mundane - my family, art, computer graphic art, writing poetry, reading copious amounts of books, sewing, and crafts. I love to swim and spend as much time at the pool as I can every summer. Unfotunately, due to a seriously messed up back - due no doubt to years of not caring if I hurt myself while riding crazy horses and motorcycles - I no am no longer able to do the physically demanding things I used to love to do, such as bicycle riding, running, bowling, dirt bike riding, ATV's, fishing, and rattlesnake hunting. (Too hard on my back to jump out of the way anymore! LOL)

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Interests:I love to read, especially psychology and therapy books, of which the Bible is my main source. I love to travel, and visit interesting places, meet new people. I love to write. I used to write poetry, now I keep a journal to someday write a book. I do water aerobics everyday, deep water and shallow water, however I can't swim. I will begin lessons next month. I love to cook. I just like to put together foods and flavorings that I think will complement each other in a unique way. I like shopping at flea markets and auctions. I love stage plays rather than movies. I Love all kinds of music, except rap and hard rock. I spend a lot of time on the computer, but I need to explore it more. I am trying to understand how and where to post to these forums, and I feel that I am computer illiterate, although I have had a computer since 1984. I love to learn and try new things.

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Interests:Reading, drawing and painting are what I do the most of at any given time.<br />I would also like to confess that I have a great love of shiny things *blushes* I'm a bit of a magpie!<br />But at this moment what I'm doing is living life the way I choose for myself. And I'm enjoying it too! <br /><br />~Charlene~